I’ll bet you think I was going to talk about China and the tariffs.
I’m not.
I’m going to talk about Britain again, and the latest brilliant plan to save the Earth from the dimwits running the country.
The country, mind you, that already has the highest electrical cost in Europe, why?
SING IT WITH ME
Because they’ve sold their souls to the renewal Green Gods!
When the United Kingdom closed its last remaining coal plant in October of last year, it had its Net-Zero transition all planned out.
Wind and solar, baby, would be picking up the lion’s share of power generation in no time at all.
Wind and solar generation quadruple to displace coal
Coal power was predominantly replaced by wind and solar growth without increasing reliance on gas. As coal generation fell, wind and solar generation increased from 6% to 34% of UK generation, whereas the share of gas grew only from 28% to 34% in the same period. The driving force behind this was wind power, which grew 315% (62 TWh) from 2012 to 2023. Wind and solar grew by 75 TWh during that period, displacing 28 million tonnes of coal and avoiding an estimated £2.9bn in costs based on 2023 coal prices.
Except it’s always one wrinkle after another with these renewables, isn’t it?
Climate cult lunatic and Energy Minister Ed Miliband has had a change of heart, and managed to push an amendment to legislation that will ban all solar panels made with Chinese slave labor.
Solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour will not be used by Britain’s state-owned energy company after a government climbdown that could threaten its net-zero ambitions.
In a major policy reversal, the energy minister Ed Miliband will introduce an amendment to legislation that will force GB Energy to ensure “slavery and human trafficking is not taking place” in its supply chain.
The devil in those details is that there are a lot of Chinese panels suddenly taken out of the supply chain, then, and darned if they aren’t also the most affordable.
Slave labor-derived products usually are.
…Critics said it would also heap further pressure on the government’s 2050 net-zero ambitions by slowing the pace of the UK’s transition away from fossil fuels. It has also pledged to achieve clean energy by 2030.
…Andrew Bowie, the acting shadow energy secretary, told The Times the move would lead to a “real slowdown in the deployment of solar in the United Kingdom”.
He said: “It’s a belated realisation that the use of slave labour in the manufacturing of solar technology is real, but Labour really need to answer serious questions about whether their own self-imposed targets can be met without these solar panels, and what they’re going to do to address this.”
…Campaigners have said that 97 per cent of solar panels sold in the UK include materials from Xinjiang. Senior government sources insisted pledges would still be met due to the building-up of domestic supply chains and pressure put on China.
…About 40 per cent of Britain’s solar industry has been reported as being at risk of being linked to Uighur forced labour.
None of it’s been cheap, and Brits aren’t buying it.
It costs way more than £1000 per year.
I’d estimate the cost to be circa £12,00 per UK taxpayer per year as a min8m
— Algarve Pilot (@PilotAlgar25257) April 22, 2025
But Miliband is full solar ahead.
“The UK has entered a new era for solar power with nearly 3,500 solar farms in the planning system.” pic.twitter.com/rkxTKFQEhw
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) March 18, 2025
Gimme that sunshine, such as it is.
Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband has approved a number of mass-scale solar panels on UK prime farmland despite local community objections.
Solar panels shouldn’t be used on prime agricultural land. Instead, put them on brownfield land, car parks, roofs and roads. pic.twitter.com/DpH8FXxrPF
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) April 15, 2025
Panels, panels everywhere, and all the land did shrink.
Miliband never met a solar array he didn’t want to slap up somewhere to catch some rays, which is making the government’s latest announcement a bit confusing.
For all the glistening glass turned skyward on sunny British days to eke out a fraction of the power required to run the UK, they are now going forward with experiments to dim the source of that radiance.
The British are going to try to block that same sun.
VURT THE ACTUAL FURK?
And trust the Science™ – it’s all ‘Perfectly Safe™.’
Experiments to dim the Sun will be approved within weeks
Experiments to dim sunlight to fight global warming will be given the green light by the Government within weeks.
Outdoor field trials which could include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere, or brightening clouds to reflect sunshine, are being considered by scientists as a way to prevent runaway climate change.
Aria, the Government’s advanced research and invention funding agency, has set aside £50 million for projects, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
Prof Mark Symes, the programme director for Aria (Advanced Research and Invention Agency), said there would be “small controlled outdoor experiments on particular approaches”.
“We will be announcing who we have given funding to in a few weeks and when we do so, we will be making clear when any outdoor experiments might be taking place,” he said.
“One of the missing pieces in this debate was physical data from the real world. Models can only tell us so much.
“Everything we do is going to be safe by design. We’re absolutely committed to responsible research, including responsible outdoor research.
They should be committed, alright. And this is ‘responsible research’ like Wuhan was a vet clinic.
Now, I’m no solar scientist or student of logical reasoning- I only play one here at HotAir – but it seems to me that if I was betting my nation’s future energy security on the solar farm, the last thing I would do is block the big burning ball that makes the farm work.
But I’m blonde, so perhaps there’s some detail that’s escaped me in this.
I also have a problem with the British messing with the sky in general, as it belongs to everyone, especially considering the general state of affairs on that sorry island.
Act like lunatics on your own little patch of earth, dudes, but keep that sun blocking scheme s**t to yourself.
You may want to hold off buying that patio set for the back garden.
Our Sun is officially about to get dimmed by the UK Gov.
This is the same stupid official mentality that got us into the Cvd mess.https://t.co/euiHMuMZMJ
— Tom Hutchinson (@TomHutc36490321) April 23, 2025
Someone really needs to check their water for something other than sewage and heavy metals.
I’m thinking hallucinogens.
There are pasty-faced weirdos enough in the world without thess dim sun dimwits.
Leave the sunshine alone.
